Former Phillies Legend Makes An Ass Out Of Himself

Oh well, he played before I was even a thought in my parents minds, so screw Jim Bunning...

Did you hear the one about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Dan Mongiardo looking like Odai and Qusai, the dead sons of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein?

You did if you attended the March 20 4th District Lincoln/Reagan Dinner in Florence. The tasteless joke came courtesy of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Southgate, who is likely to face Mongiardo this fall.

According to four Republicans at the event, none of whom would be named for fear of angering Bunning, the crowd reacted with laughter - along with some gasps.

Bunning had apparently met Mongiardo - state senator, doctor from the eastern Kentucky mountains, son of Italian immigrants - earlier that day at the Lane's End Stakes at Turfway Park.

But even some of the Republicans who heard Bunning's speech found the remarks insensitive, boorish and beneath a U.S. senator.

Republicans are SO DAMN FUNNY!!!

Now wait for the apology that isn't an apology:

"We're sorry if this joke, which got a lot of laughs, offended anyone," the campaign said.

It was racist and moronic, but dagnabbit, it killed!!!
- posted by Brian @ 8:43 AM